Rail industry bodies have written to Rail Minister Lord Hendy urging the decision to pause electrification of the Midland Main Line be reconsidered.
Category: Infrastructure
Trains between Swindon and Bristol Parkway running as normal following flood resilience work
Passengers can travel as normal between Swindon and Bristol Parkway this morning after Network Rail completed work to reduce the impact of flooding on the railway in Chipping Sodbury. Seven days of non-stop work took place in and around Chipping Sodbury tunnel in Gloucestershire to mitigate the impacts of flooding in the area and make […]
Celebrating a decade of World Heritage status for the Forth Bridge
This weekend will mark 10 years since one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks, the Forth Bridge, was officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The bridge became Scotland’s sixth World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015. It joined Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, New Lanark, the Antonine Wall, and […]
Celebrating a decade of World Heritage status for the Forth Bridge
This weekend will mark 10 years since one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks, the Forth Bridge, was officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The bridge became Scotland’s sixth World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015. It joined Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, New Lanark, the Antonine Wall, and […]